Temple of Buhen

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The Temple of Buhen was an ancient Egyptian temple complex in Nubia, notable for its strategic location near the Second Cataract of the Nile and later relocation due to the Aswan High Dam.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian temple
temple complex
affectedBy construction of Aswan High Dam
architecturalStyle Egyptian temple architecture
builtDuring Middle Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED
builtUnder Senusret III NERFINISHED
constructionMaterial sandstone
country Egypt
culture ancient Egyptian culture
decoratedUnder Hatshepsut NERFINISHED
Ramesses II NERFINISHED
Thutmose III NERFINISHED
dedicatedTo Horus NERFINISHED
Horus of Buhen NERFINISHED
excavatedBy Walter Bryan Emery NERFINISHED
excavationPeriod 1950s
expandedDuring New Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED
expandedUnder Hatshepsut NERFINISHED
Ramesses II NERFINISHED
Thutmose III NERFINISHED
function cult center of Horus
religious center
hasDepictionOf military and frontier scenes
pharaohs making offerings to Horus
hasFeature courtyard
hypostyle hall
inscriptions
pylon
reliefs
sanctuary
locatedIn Buhen NERFINISHED
Nubia NERFINISHED
locatedNear Second Cataract of the Nile NERFINISHED
orientation aligned with Nile
originalSetting within fortified town of Buhen
partOf fortress of Buhen NERFINISHED
periodOfUse Middle Kingdom to New Kingdom
region Lower Nubia NERFINISHED
religion ancient Egyptian religion NERFINISHED
relocatedTo Khartoum NERFINISHED
National Museum of Sudan NERFINISHED
relocationPeriod 1960s
strategicImportance controlled access near Second Cataract
guarded southern frontier of Egypt
subjectOf Nubian temple rescue campaign
threatenedBy flooding from Lake Nasser
UNESCOContext part of Nubian monuments rescue coordinated by UNESCO

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Nubian monuments hasPart Temple of Buhen